Two candidates in the just-concluded 2026 Nigerian Bar Association presidential election, Mr Lateef Akangbe (SAN) and Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro (SAN), have separately challenged the outcome of the poll, alleging widespread constitutional, procedural and technological irregularities.
While Akangbe petitioned the NBA National Officers Election Appeal Committee, seeking to nullify the election, Akinboro called for an independent forensic audit of the exercise, insisting that the poll was fundamentally flawed and unknown to the NBA Constitution.
The Electoral Committee of the NBA had declared Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya (SAN) winner of the July 18-19, 2026, election after polling 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the total votes cast. Akangbe secured 7,934 votes, while Akinboro polled 5,855 votes.
In his petition before the Election Appeal Committee, Akangbe argued that the election failed to comply with the NBA Constitution and the guidelines governing the conduct of the 2026 national officers’ election.
He alleged that the
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